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 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold 
as a lion.  
 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold 
as a lion. 
There is wickedness in the intention of wickedness, even though it be not perpetrated in the act.
There is wickedness in the intention of wickedness, even though it be not perpetrated in the act.
It's so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn't it?
It's so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn't it?
There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.
There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.
Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the read more
Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.
All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman.
All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman.
 Are you drawn forth among a world of men
 To slay the innocent? What is my offense?
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 Are you drawn forth among a world of men
 To slay the innocent? What is my offense?
  Where is the evidence that doth accuse me?
   What lawful quest have given their verdict up
    Unto the frowning judge? or who pronounced
     The bitter sentence of poor Clarence's death
      Before I be convict by course of law?
       To threaten me with death is most unlawful:
        I charge you, as you hope [to have redemption
         By Christ's dear blood shed for our grievous sins,]
          That you depart, and lay no hands on me.
           The deed you undertake is damnable. 
If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life.
If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life.
As long as war is regarded as wicked it will always have its fascinations. When it is looked upon as read more
As long as war is regarded as wicked it will always have its fascinations. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.